The NEA: At Last, Something Everyone Can Agree On
If Larry Sands is to be believed. From his article in City Journal: On the last day of the National Education Association’s convention this summer, its outgoing general counsel, Bob Chanin, gave a speech for the ages. After sharing fond recollections of his 41 years as the NEA’s top lawyer, he switched gears and started [...]

Rowan Williams, the Pope, and the Nature of the Church
The Ugley Vicar tells us that the Archbishop of Canterbury is calling Rome’s bluff: For a man hardly renowned for his robustness, the recent speech given in Rome by the Archbishop of Canterbury was remarkably robust. Of course, it was given partly in response to the announcement from Rome on October 20th of effectively a ‘safe [...]

Why People Hate Sarah Palin
Evidently, as Jonah Goldberg points out, there are a few people with a sense of humour who comment on Slate: Slate magazine is just one of the countless media outlets convulsing with St. Vitus’ Dance over that demonic succubus Sarah Palin. In its reader forum, The Fray, one supposed Palinophobe took dead aim at the former [...]

Florida, the Strangest News State of All
Joyce Reingold at the Shiny Sheet assures us that it’s so: But after a review of 2,000 AP news stories from the past year, it’s official: Florida is the weirdest news state of all. In fact, not only was The Sunshine State the biggest source of strange news, it was the “runaway winner,” according to a press [...]

Obama’s Right: The Military Does Make a Good Photo-Op
For once, we’re in agreement: Obama arrived on the (Osan Air) base 3:19 p.m. local time (1 a.m. Eastern Standard Time), and received a rousing welcome from 1,500 troops in camouflage uniforms, many holding cameras or pointing cell phones to snap pictures. “You guys make a pretty good photo op,” the president said. Evidently the Navy thinks so, [...]